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Chapter 10 Lover's Infinity

If I haven't had all your love, All this I shall never have access to; I cannot utter another eloquent sigh, Nor let another tear fall, Sighs, tears, oaths, love letters, These treasures that should have been exchanged for you are in vain, And if your love refuses to give it all, It is only distributed according to the share set by the transaction, Give some to me, and some to others, This gift of your love is broken and broken, Honey, I can never get it all. And if you give me all your love, That was but all the former love, If another man sneaks into your heart, To give you new love now or in the future,

Their capital is complete, more able in tears, sighs Oaths, and love letters to satisfy your vanity, That new love would cause new frights, Because this kind of love deviates from your original intention. That being so, your gift is given to all, Thy heart is mine, whatever grows in the earth, I should have all of that. But it's not my wish to get it all, For once acquired it cannot be added, Since my love has new developments every day, You have to prepare a new reward for this, You can't give me a heart every day, If it can be given, it means that the previous one was not.

Love is a mystery, though yours is out, But still at home, picking it up means losing it; But our method is more flexible, No need to change hearts, just put two hearts together, You can embrace each other's whole in your arms.
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